Famous British Writers Contents

Joanne Kathleen Rowling

These books brought Joanne Rowling incredible popularity!

True or False

• Shakespeare wrote ‘Oliver Twist’.
• Byron was born in aristocratic family.
• Burns was an Irish poet.
• Agatha Christie’s main character is Sherloсk Holmes.
• The first book about Harry Potter was ‘Harry Potter and the

Chamber of Secret’.

1. Shakespeare a) Oliver Twist
2. Byron b) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Burns c) The Mousetrap
4. Dickens d) Hamlet
5. Christie e) The Corsair
6. Rowling f) Lyrics. A Red, Red Rose
Exercises
Match the numbers with the letters

• Shakespeare was born in …

a) London b) Stratford-upon-Avon c) Oxford
2. Dickens wrote the famous …
a) Hamlet b) The Corsair c) A Christmas Carol
3. Agatha Christie wrote … stories.
a) detective b) love c) fantasy
4. How many books about Harry Potter did J.K.Rowling write?
a) 7 b) 5 c) 3
5. When do people celebrate Robert Burn’s birthday ?
a) on January 23 b) on February 25 c) on January 25

Choose the right word
keen outstanding diarist

crime remarkable

• Robert Burns is …. poet.
• A. Christie is considered as the Queen of ….
• My friend is not …. on adventure and mystery.
• ….. wrote biographies of famous people.
• Britain is proud of …. writers and poets.

Fill in the gaps, using the words from the box

• Shakespeare wrote many books.
• Many books were written by Shakespeare.
• Poetry is loved by many people.
• Many people love poetry.
• We will read the Burn’s lyrics.
• The Burn’s lyrics will be read by us.

7. ‘’A Christmas Carol” has been adapted into screen a number of times.
8. I haven’t seen ‘’ A Christmas Carol ‘’ yet.

Active or Passive